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Dumbrella
Dumbrella is an alliance of webcomic artists who promote one another's sites, travel to conventions, and sell merchandise together. It is also the name of the website of that alliance, which serves as a shared weblog. The current members of the Dumbrella alliance are: *Andrew Bell: ''The Creatures in my Head'' *Jeffrey Rowland: ''Wigu'', ''Overcompensating'' * Jonathan Rosenberg: ''Goats'' * John Allison: ''Scary Go Round'', ''Bad Machinery '' * R. Stevens: ''Diesel Sweeties'' * Sam Brown: ''Explodingdog'' *Steven Cloud: ''Boy on a Stick and Slither'' Dumbrella Hosting As of 2006, Phillip Karlsson is no longer formally part of ''Goats'', but has instead formed Dumbrella Hosting, a web hosting service for webcomic artists. Current clients include ''Goats'', ''Overcompensating'', ''Real Life'', ''Sheldon'', '' Courting Disaster'', ''Phables'', and ''Dinosaur Comics ''Dinosaur Comics'' is a constrained webcomic by Canadian writer Ryan North. It is also known as "Qwantz", after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goats (webcomic)
''Goats'' is a popular webcomic written and illustrated by Jonathan Rosenberg. The webcomic started April 1, 1997. On April 3, 2006, after nine years drawing the strip, Rosenberg became a full-time cartoonist making his living drawing ''Goats''. In 2010, because of work on Scenes from a Multiverse, ''Goats'' was put on hiatus. In 2012 Rosenberg raised more than $55,000 via Kickstarter to print Goats Book IV, relaunch the website and finish the story with Goats Book V. On August 19, 2014, 71 comics and all e-books were republished, while Kickstarter backers have yet to receive any merchandise. ''Goats'' follows a (loose) plot surrounding the adventures of Rosenberg's cartoon alter ego, along with his friend/drinking buddy Phillip, and many characters including animals, celebrities, aliens and villains. Most of the strips are separated into story arcs, which have ''very'' different, though still coherent, plots. Except for the time that the world was destroyed, all of the strips f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Stevens (cartoonist)
''Diesel Sweeties'' is a webcomic and former newspaper comic strip written by Richard Stevens III (R Stevens). The comic began in 2000,Rall, Ted (2006). '' Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists'', New York: Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine. . p. 17-20. originally hosted at robotstories.com. From January 2007 until August 2008 it was syndicated to over 20 United States newspapers, including major daily newspapers like ''The Detroit News'' and ''Houston Chronicle''. Material from ''Diesel Sweeties'' appears in Ted Rall's '' Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists,'' along with other webcomics such as '' Cat and Girl'', ''Dinosaur Comics'', ''Boy on a Stick and Slither'', ''Fetus-X'', and ''The Perry Bible Fellowship''. Stevens is a co-founder of the Dumbrella alliance of webcomic artists. Since 2002, Stevens has supported himself through online sales of merchandise related to his comics. Newspaper syndication In late 2006, Richard Stevens announced that ''Diesel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy On A Stick And Slither
''Boy on a Stick and Slither'' (Sometimes abbreviated as ''BOASAS'') is a webcomic by Steven L. Cloud. Strips usually feature a short, pithy and sometimes surreal humour, surreal exchange between the title characters. The strip is characterized by Dry humor, dry and Cynicism (contemporary), cynical humor. History ''Boy on a Stick and Slither'' was first uploaded in 1999 and was originally a member of webcomics collective Dumbrella. Though ''Boy on a Stick and Slither'' primarily exists on the web, it has also been published in ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' and in Esquire (magazine), ''Esquire'' magazine. In April 2007, the webcomic was picked up by United Media, which syndicated the webcomic online at Comics.com until February 2009. ''Boy on a Stick and Slither'' has since been hosted on its own website. Style Tym Godek of ''The Webcomics Examiner'' described ''Boy on a Stick and Slither'' as with saying "Nothing in BOASAS stands still. Jittering characters, constantly shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Rowland (webcomics)
Jeffrey J. Rowland (born May 22, 1974) is the author and artist responsible for ''Wigu'' and '' Overcompensating'', two popular webcomics. Originally from Locust Grove, Oklahoma, Rowland now lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts, where he continues to work on the two projects, while running TopatoCo, a company which sells merchandise based on his and other artists' comics. Jeffrey Rowland's comics are part of the TopatoCo network, along with comics such as ''Dinosaur Comics'' and ''MS Paint Adventures''. Rowland can be considered one of the small number of professional webcartoonists, as running ''Overcompensating'' and ''Wigu'', in addition to his merchandise company TopatoCo, is his full-time job and source of income. Comics Rowland's comics were used along with ''Penny Arcade'', ''Fetus-X'' and '' Questionable Content'' as an example of comics using the web to create "an explosion of diverse genres and styles" in Scott McCloud's 2006 book ''Making Comics'' McCloud, Scott (2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wigu
Jeffrey J. Rowland (born May 22, 1974) is the author and artist responsible for ''#Wigu, Wigu'' and ''#Overcompensating, Overcompensating'', two popular webcomics. Originally from Locust Grove, Oklahoma, Locust Grove, Oklahoma, Rowland now lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts, where he continues to work on the two projects, while running TopatoCo, a company which sells merchandise based on his and other artists' comics. Jeffrey Rowland's comics are part of the TopatoCo network, along with comics such as ''Dinosaur Comics'' and ''MS Paint Adventures''. Rowland can be considered one of the small number of List of professional webcomic artists, professional webcartoonists, as running ''Overcompensating'' and ''Wigu'', in addition to his merchandise company TopatoCo, is his full-time job and source of income. Comics Rowland's comics were used along with ''Penny Arcade (webcomic), Penny Arcade'', ''Eric Millikin#Recurring themes, Fetus-X'' and ''Questionable Content'' as an example of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diesel Sweeties
''Diesel Sweeties'' is a webcomic and former newspaper comic strip written by Richard Stevens III (R Stevens). The comic began in 2000,Rall, Ted (2006). '' Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists'', New York: Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine. . p. 17-20. originally hosted at robotstories.com. From January 2007 until August 2008 it was syndicated to over 20 United States newspapers, including major daily newspapers like ''The Detroit News'' and ''Houston Chronicle''. Material from ''Diesel Sweeties'' appears in Ted Rall's '' Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists,'' along with other webcomics such as '' Cat and Girl'', ''Dinosaur Comics'', ''Boy on a Stick and Slither'', ''Fetus-X'', and ''The Perry Bible Fellowship''. Stevens is a co-founder of the Dumbrella alliance of webcomic artists. Since 2002, Stevens has supported himself through online sales of merchandise related to his comics. Newspaper syndication In late 2006, Richard Stevens announced that ''Diese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scary Go Round
''Scary Go Round'' is a webcomic by John Allison. Running from 2002 to 2009, it is set in the fictional North Yorkshire town of Tackleford and follows university students battling fantasy and science fiction threats to the town. The comic was a successor to Allison's first comic, ''Bobbins'', and was followed by ''Bad Machinery'', all of which take place in the same general setting. The comic received praise from multiple British newspapers and it won the Web Cartoonists' Choice Award for best comic in 2005. History ''Scary Go Round'' began in 2002. It followed on from Allison's first webcomic, ''Bobbins'', and features many of the same characters. According to Allison, ''Scary Go Round'' was originally intended to run at the same time as ''Bobbins'', but Allison said that he ended ''Bobbins'' for several reasons: to leave Keenspot, to focus on ''Scary Go Round'', and because ''Scary Go Round'' was a "clean slate" to write compared to ''Bobbins'' which he called "a big me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Machinery
''Bad Machinery'' is a webcomic written and drawn by John Allison and set in the fictional West Yorkshire town of Tackleford, England. ''Bad Machinery'' started on 21 September 2009 loosely based on characters and situations from John Allison's previous webcomic, '' Scary Go Round''. New full colour paneled pages appeared four times a week. The story of ''Bad Machinery'' picks up three years after the end of ''Scary Go Round'' and involves two groups of schoolchildren that investigate mysteries. History After the announcement of the end of '' Scary Go Round'', John Allison answered readers' questions about the "new comic" in his blog, posted on 2009-09-13. He gave several hints as to the content of the new comic, indicating a preference to move away from writing about the lives of twenty-somethings, and the dispensing of many characters from ''Scary Go Round''. In another post, the title of the new comic was revealed to be ''Bad Machinery'', and each story (with the exception ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Brown (artist)
Sam Brown, pseudonym of Adam Culbert, is an American illustrator and author most noted for his website, explodingdog. The gimmick of the site is that he draws pictures based on titles that visitors to the site send him via email or Twitter. He has also written two books of art and Short story, short stories, ''Wish For Something Better'' and ''Amazing Rain'', based on the art of his website. Most of Sam Brown's art is created in Adobe Photoshop on a Wacom (company), Wacom graphics tablet, tablet, although recently he has begun doing some drawings on paper. The fact that the art is produced on a computer is not readily apparent from viewing; other than occasional digital filters and Transparency (graphic), transparency effects, the majority of the work is Flood fill, solid color-filled line drawings. Recurrent themes in Sam Brown's art include dogs, fish, birds, robots, Extraterrestrial life, alien visitors, evil (portrayed as a green liquid), clouds, dictators and rockets, althoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Explodingdog
explodingdog is the name of a website run by Sam Brown (artist), Sam Brown, pseudonym of Adam Culbert. From 2000 to 2015, viewers e-mailed Brown short phrases for inspiration and he illustrated certain ones. The drawings are usually rendered digitally and are known for their simplistic style, and their poignant and sometimes unexpected take on the phrases on which they are based. Sam Brown has published limited-run print books of his explodingdog illustrations. He also sells merchandise with explodingdog illustrations and prints of the daily drawings to help offset costs. Themes and Visual Motifs Like many artists, Sam Brown uses many recurring themes and visual motifs in his explodingdog work. A short list of visual motifs: *Stick figures *Red robots *Fish (frequently yellow) *Stars *Clouds *Monsters *Menacing cityscapes *Snakes *Ducks *Dogs *Dictators *Orange cones, which are, apparently, a game of sorts *Rockets A short list of recurring themes: * Loss * Love * Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan North
Ryan North (born October 20, 1980) is a Canadian writer and computer programmer. He is the creator and author of ''Dinosaur Comics'', and has written for the comic series of ''Adventure Time'' and Marvel Comics' ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl''. His works have won multiple Eisner Award, Eisner Awards and Harvey Award, Harvey Awards and made The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times'' Bestseller lists. Comics Webcomics North started the webcomic ''Dinosaur Comics'' in 2003, during the last year of his undergraduate degree. ''Dinosaur Comics'' is a fixed-art webcomic which uses the same base art for every strip. North has produced over 3,500 strips. ''Dinosaur Comics'' was named one of the best webcomics of 2004 and 2005 by The Webcomics Examiner. ''Wired (website), Wired'' listed ''Dinosaur Comics'' as one of "Five Webcomics You Can Share With Your Kids" and ''PC Magazine'' included the comic in its "10 Wicked Awesome Webcomics" list. Cracked.com named ''Dinosaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinosaur Comics
''Dinosaur Comics'' is a constrained webcomic by Canadian writer Ryan North. It is also known as "Qwantz", after the site's domain name, "qwantz.com". The first comic was posted on February 1, 2003, although there were earlier prototypes. ''Dinosaur Comics'' has also been printed in three collections and in a number of newspapers. The comic centers on three main characters, T-Rex, Utahraptor and Dromiceiomimus. Comics are posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Every strip uses the same artwork and panel layout; only the dialogue changes from day to day. There are occasional deviations from this principle, including a number of episodic comics. North created the comic because it was something he'd "long wanted to do but couldn’t figure out how to accomplish... e doesn'tdraw, so working in a visual medium like comics isn’t the easiest thing to stumble into." Cast *T-Rex, the main character that appears in all six panels. *Utahraptor, T-Rex's comic foil, appears in the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
